Iran warns Europe not to cross 'red lines'

2008-05-04 06:53:30

Iran on Saturday warned European countries not to cross its "red lines" in a new offer of incentives to coax Tehran to roll back its nuclear program, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Iran warns of 'deserving' response to UN sanctions

2008-02-24 17:26:42

Iran on Sunday warned it would hit back with a "deserving" response to new UN Security Council sanctions over its contested nuclear programme.

Iran shows off space drive, irks US

2008-02-05 06:53:55

Iran on Monday showed off its space drive by launching its first space research center and firing a rocket designed to send its first home-made satellite.

Iran to test satellite rocket launcher - TV

2008-02-04 15:41:01

Iran launched a rocket on Monday designed to send its first homemade research satellite into orbit in the next year, state television said, a move likely to add to Western concerns about Tehran's nuclear plans.

Ahmadinejad: Iran approaching nuclear peak

2008-01-30 17:32:35

Iran is approaching the "peak" in its nuclear programme and will not yield to Western pressure to halt its activities, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday.

Proposed measures on Iran include travel curbs

2008-01-26 14:54:34

Iran could face travel restrictions and an expansion of asset freezes imposed under two previous UN Security Council resolutions. Iran Nuclear Issue

Iranian foreign minister sees no chance of mending fences with US

2008-01-26 11:51:35

Iran's foreign minister urged the U.N. Security Council to "correct their past mistakes" and draw up a resolution ending council involvement in his country's nuclear affairs.

Iran threat to world security, Bush says

2008-01-14 07:01:32

US President George W. Bush said Sunday that Iran was threatening security around the world by backing "extremists" and urged its Gulf Arab allies to "confront this danger before it is too late".

Khamenei: US won't bring Iran to its knees

2008-01-13 09:08:33

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the US would not be able to bring Iran to its knees in a row over nuclear work. Nuclear Issue

Iran says its first atom plant to start in mid-2008

2007-12-30 21:52:20

Iran's first atomic power plant will start operating in mid-2008, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday, two days after the country received a second delivery of nuclear fuel from Russia.

Iran's atomic negotiator Larijani resigns

2007-10-20 17:52:54

Chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, Iran's main contact with the West over Tehran's atomic program, has resigned, the government said on Saturday.

Putin delays Iran visit amid plot report

2007-10-16 06:44:57

President Putin pledged to negotiate with Iran in the nuclear standoff, although he didn't come to Tehran amid warnings of an assassination plot. Plot Warnings